Foldaway stand of a golf bag

Abstract

A foldaway stand which includes two mounting frame fastened to a golf bag on the outside at different elevations, a frame bar detachably connected between the mounting frames, a sliding frame slidably mounted around the frame bar, two legs pivotably connected to the sliding frame at two opposite sides by two connectors, a foot plate, two links connected between connectors and the foot plate and constrained by hooks on the lower mounting frame. The links are forced by the foot plate to push the legs from the collapsed position to the extended position when the golf bag is tilted to force the foot plate against the ground.

What the invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A foldaway stand comprising: a first mounting frame fastened to a golf bag on the outside at a higher elevation, said first mounting frame comprising a downward receptacle and a retaining hole at said downward receptacle;   a second mounting frame fastened to said golf bag on the outside at a lower elevation, said second mounting frame comprising an upward receptacle, two hooks raised from said upward receptacle at two opposite sides, a compression spring mounted inside said upward receptacle, and a stop plate supported on said compression spring inside said upward receptacle;   a frame bar having a top end inserted into said downward receptacle, and a bottom end inserted into said upward receptacle and stopped against said stop plate;   a sliding frame moved along said frame bar, said sliding frame comprising a sleeve slidably sleeved onto said frame bar, two round rods raised from said sleeve at two opposite sides, and two locating pins respectively fastened to said round rods;   two legs pivotably connected to the round rods of said sliding frame, and turned within a fixed angle relative to the round rods of said sliding frame between an collapsed position closely attached to said golf bag and an extended position to support said golf bag on the ground in a tilted position;   two connectors respectively connected between said legs and the round rods of said sliding frame, each connector comprising a top transverse coupling tube revolvably sleeved onto one round rod of said sliding frame, two symmetrical radial grooves disposed inside said top transverse coupling tube and acting with the locating pin of the respective round rod to confine the turning angle of said top transverse coupling tube relative to the respective round rod, a bottom end fixedly secured to one leg, and a pivot hole in the middle;   a foot plate attached to said second mounting frame at a bottom side, said foot plate comprising two retaining holes;   two links respectively made from metal rods, each link having a hooked top end pivotably hooked in the pivot hole of one connector, and a hooked bottom end retained to one hook of said second mounting frame and hooked in one retaining hole of said foot plate to hold said foot plate in place; and   a retainer spring fixedly secured to the top end of said frame bar, having a raised portion forced into the retaining hole of the downward receptacle of said first mounting frame;   wherein said links are forced by said foot plate to push said legs from the collapsed position to the extended position when said golf bag is tilted to force said foot plate against the ground.   
     
     
       2. The foldaway stand of claim 1 wherein said frame bar can be disconnected from said first mounting frame and said second mounting frame by: forcing the raised portion of said retainer spring inwards from the retaining hole of the downward receptacle of said first mounting frame, and then pulling said frame bar downwards against said stop plate and said compression spring to disengage the top end of said frame bar from the downward receptacle of said first mounting frame.